Dining-table-cloth appliance.



K i, KRAL'SE. www MELE mom Mmmm APPLICATION FILED 06T. 6. lli?! w "4 @HMcon? C C?. 51.213 d zntvntvd May 80, 1916.

ALBERT J. KRAUSE, 0F PORTLAND, OREGON.

DINING-TABLE-CLOTH APPLIANCE.

appncanon ined man."

lla it. hnoa'n in; E', ALBERT J. Kennen. a i'i'ivivn nl' the UnitedStates, reeiding at hind. in the county of Multnomah and Seite iffili-es oinhave invented certain new and useful Improvements inDining-Table- *tloh Appliances, of which the following if; ispecification.

My nwnion relaes to tables, particularj ing tables, and its main objectis le. a. covering cloth therefor'that peratetl to present' for ase a.pluf i f .iitiwent por'ime to entirely cover w f' when we portion issoiled, .aan may he presented Without a moth from the table, 'Wherenwnizffinnges of the cloth is avoided, i th..l Erw incidental to the removalof fit- :fiiti fehle service on the cloths is earryii'ig ont the said:nain object, nhjvffts are in pam ille a table cloth neil; that it maymer the table alitf; o? finies and which cloth is i heine; wound upon aspool shaft shafts in tern operated to wind or l nl the Plath; toprovide means whereby n. nniainding of the cloth is preto ironnleiin-ans whereby tln, spool 4`valily supportfjed from to prtwne thelatter means in "in of brackets having! Clasp arms to ooperatv with themol shafts and to provide a meri-rf: wherelliy the. tahle cloth may la:pesi `lj.' intagli removably fastened to Uit, :tit/5 l' ll all ille ileggo and additional objects anni; as a il; i ear from ther descriptionhereinafter iellmvingz. in view, the invention has heen embodied inpreferable form in the devine i'lnstrated in the accompanyingr drawings.wherein Figfnre l is i .side elevation illustrating a aiile harina myimprovements applied thereto: Fig n; a top or plan view, partly broken:may: Fig. 13, is an enlarged cross se :amr-.l nien an the line 3---3 ofFig. 2; Figi il, r;-: :in rnd View in elevation, of the taht. haring;:ny .improvements attached thereto .hat with the table cloth removed;

5. is a detail perspective view illusia one of the supporting arms ofthe te mounting the spool shafts, showing the eiasp arm rin openposition: Fig. is a set-tional view on the line 676 of lig. 3; ifi?. 7,.l detail elevation of one Specification at" Letters Patent.

atenitfal .ai i814. Serial No 865.222.

of the spool shafts; Fig'.

s w 'l y detail elevation or 'the pool being taken at right angles ure;Fig. t), is an end View if! spool shafts; Fig. 10, is a isz view on theline 10-10 if lf a' eferring specifically to wherein like reference.chamirror.y fl like or similar parts tlm views, a conventional ta ing atop l supporting lf.' side and end ln-aee nien! side of the' taille atearl of i is fastened a. brat-liet. gener: A, and shown as eomprisln andoutwardly extendingy 4, integral with which iii/'nl arms or fangs 5, teach otliei',aiid through o; nl pass fastening; nieinhers (i. thebrackets to the tahlo. end has hinged thereto at i". g. adapted to hefastened in closed means of a fastening dmiue or ally designated B. Thecla' u ai the arms 4 are provided semicireular depressionsy 9.1. ingcircular openings in n f mounted spool shafts il The spool shafts (lhave nient shoulders or flange-U aregarovided tool engaging l pre erahlysquare or othv; a cross section. A tooi tha ends 11 is .shown in Fi...12, it having a sot-.liet 11 are removably im fianges 10. the sp havinghearing p section and which lar openings i'orl` terniediate the pw' outaway so as tf above which pf they naturioi' The table proiido a dat if.are insiemi," nnnnlm'i gnttons having! in'ada. lli.

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detachably 'fastened to the shafts and 1.o

each end extremity iii or' hillton Fri-iw l. to mit? sions to be engagedby the portions 1t, said balls preferably being Carried by retainers Q0.

teterring to the elasp or fastening devices B, same have opstanding;arms :2t through vvllleh fastening serevvs '2i may pass. A\lso saidIleviees B have angle plates Brace braeliety members 24 are fastenedtothe legs 2. as at 2.3, and said braeltet me1n bers 2t have angleplates 2t. l'ming openings are provided in the arms L armsl angle plates2?) and 2t. and through said openings extend fastening' bolts 2T. V.\tits upper end, arm il is provided with an annu larly disposed springrelasp linger Ztl an ranged so that its trout end \.ill normally extendslightly over the tree end ot arm nl so as to tasten same in positionsupportin;r tht` spool sha't'ts s a means tor preventing aeeidental unwinding ol' the eloth. Yl provide a substantially U shaped spring;Amember litt. This member 'itl is earried by a braeltet, Il() tastened toone ot' the end members t one entL said spring;` 2U is permanentlyfastened to the braeltet Bt), as at 51. The other end of the spring;` istree and extends loosely into a vertically elongated slot Si ot' thebraeltet 30.

In aetual use. the eloth is in the position shou'n in Figs. t and 2.having' its ends detaehably fastened to the spool shat'ts t" by meansoll the buttons tl' and button holes 1H and the eloth at eaeh end iswrapped around the shal't forming' bolts ot' elotll. so that the eloth\\'ill be ot' etnisiderable length and be capable ot' adjustment` topresent a plurality olI portions \\'hieh \vill eompletely eover thetable top so as to earry out the obieets stated atv the beginningr otthis speeilieation. lt. \\'ill be realized that the spool shatts t' areremovably tastened in plaee on the braeltets A by means ot' the arms Sand the elasp des vices B. lhen the arms o' are moved to closedposition. the spring fingers 'JS yield to permit the arms to pass thosame. lYhen said arlns tn however are opened. the lingers 22S may bemanually pressed aside to perinit the openinlr swinging movement olthese arms. Springs it) at all times bear against: the eloth boltslt'ietionally so as to prevent aeeidental unvvinding. 'hen the boltsbeeomesmaller in diameter. due to the provision of the slot 32. thespring` 2f) will yield upwardly to eompensate tor the nnv wound eloth.In order that the ysprings if) may tunetion as described. they arenecessarily under eonsiderable tension hen the eloth bolts are largest.1n ordei to shil't the position otl the eloth so as to present aditl'erent portion ot' the eloti. the erank tool l2 may be applied toeither ot the poly- `gou-al ends l1 ot the sltal'ts t' and the eranhthereupon turned in the proper tlireetion. The tension oll the siliringw'lil is insuliieient to hamper the proper turning' movement otz the shatts and the bolts,

A\.s merely the preferred emljiodiment ot' the invention has beenillustrated and de seribed. it is to be understood that eltanges in thedetails ot' eonstruetion may be made without departing Vtrom the spiritand 'seope ol' the invention.

Vlk claim:

In a deviee ot the elass described` snp porting means. a turnahleelement mounted therefrom. a eloth earried by' said element in bolttorni. a braeltet mounted on said supportingy means having` an elongatedslet therein` and means to beat againsty the said bolt to preventaeeitlental nnn'inding ot the eloth. said means beingr vieldable so asto engage the bolt upon reduetion ot its diameter and beine speeitieallya spring; element of substantially U-shape having :me end rigidlyeonneeted to the lg-i'aeltet and its other end extending` into andmovable in said elongated slot.

ln testimony whereof Vt altix my signa` ture in presenee ot twowitnesses Dm; E. Poivicns. M. IInoLUN).

